THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, May 16, 1996 TAG: 9605140099
SECTION: NORFOLK COMPASS PAGE: 07 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: Short : 49 lines
I notice Portsmouth has a 3 percent increase for retirees in its budget. Entrepreneurial Norfolk doesn't seem to know it has retirees. While we won't likely be caught shopping at Nordstrom, we would at least like to be able to go ``Dutch'' when at lunch with our Portsmouth friends.
James L. Nelson
Elvin Court Thanks to public servants
A little over a year ago, my home in Norfolk was burglarized - for the second time in less than two years. Because I was able to provide police with serial numbers and other details of the items stolen and because the police were vigorous in the investigation, arrests were made that resulted in convictions.
I am writing to thank the public servants who helped me during that stressful time. First, elected officials Mayor Paul Fraim and Commonwealth's Attorney Charles Griffith were responsive to my concerns and anxieties and always returned phone calls or answered my letters.
The Norfolk Police were very helpful. Officer Trudy Richardson came to my home and offered an assessment of its security liabilities, which I've subsequently remedied. This service is provided free to citizens of Norfolk, and I encourage home dwellers to seek this assistance. Above all, investigator Susan Mandis deserves a great deal of credit for her hard work and persistence during the investigation.
Tom Long
Vimy Ridge Avenue Signs not useful
I find distasteful the signs posted on the Colonial Place waterfront forbidding dogs to ``make free'' on the property.
Not only are they ugly and easy to misinterpret, but ineffective, as many dogs are allowed to ``make free'' anyway, and no one bothers to remove it. On these grounds I propose that the city remove them.
Hannah Wiltbank
Rhode Island Avenue by CNB